Twentieth-Century Jewellery—From Art Nouveau to Comtemporary Design in Europe and the United States

Alba Cappellieri is professor in Jewellery Design in the Faculty of Design at Politecnico di Milano and head of the post-graduate course in Jewellery Design. She has curated jewellery exhibitions and congresses, including Titanium Jewellery (La Triennale di Milano Design Museum, June-August 2010), Paper Jewellery (La Triennale di Milano Design Museum, September-October 2009), Contemporary Italian Jewellery. Techniques and Materials through Art and Design (Vicenza, Palazzo Valmarana; Milan, Castello Sforzesco, 2008; Berlin, Kunstgewerbemuseum, 2008; Turin, Museo di Art Decorative, 2009), Jewelry and Design (La Triennale di Milano Design Museum, 2002-03), The New Italian Design (La Triennale di Milano Design Museum, 2007) and the congress on industrial jewellery-manufacturing districts Design andlor Jewellery? (2005-06). She writes on jewellery design for major design magazines and has undertaken research and teaching projects for major international jewellery companies. Her recent publications include: Titani preziosi (Milan: Electa, 2009); Gioiello italiano contemporaneo (Milan: Skira, 2008); Ron Arad, Architettura, Arte e Design (Milan: Mondadori Arte, 2008); Antonio Citterio architettura e design (Milan: Skira, 2007); Moda e design: il progetto dell'eccellenza (Milan: Franco Angeli, 2007); Lusso versus Design, with F. Celaschi, A. Vasile (Milan: Franco Angeli, 2005); II design della gioia, with M. Romanelli (Milan: Charta, 2004).

Alba Cappellieri is an architect and design critic. She is associate professor of jewelry design and is director of the jewelry design specialization course at Milan Polytechnic. She has undertaken research and teaching projects for companies such as Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Montblanc. She has written on jewelry design for journals including the Italian design publication Domus.